Maine

See also: maine, máine, and mâine

English

Etymology 1

Map of US highlighting Maine

The US state is from French Maine, named by its French explorers after the province in France with the same name; unrelated to the name of the river that flows through it. From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• (province of France):
  • IPA^(key): /mɛn/, /meɪn/
• (place in the United States):
  • (UK, US) IPA^(key): /meɪn/

  • Audio (US):

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  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophones: main, mane

Proper noun

Maine

2. A former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans.
4. A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.

   Holonym: New England

5. A town in New York.
6. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; named for the state.
7. A river in Maine, United States, flowing 5.5 miles from Pocomoonshine Lake in Princeton into Crawford Lake in Crawford.
8. University of Maine.

Derived terms

• Bas-Maine
• Haut-Maine
• Maine Coon
• Maine-et-Loire
• Mainer
• Mainiot
• Mainiote
• ME

Translations

former province in France

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 曼恩 (Màn'ēn)

• Czech: Maine (cs)
• Finnish: Maine (fi)
• French: Maine (fr) m
• Lao: ເມນ (mēn)
• Limburgish: Meen
• Macedonian: Мен m (Men)
• Marathi: मेन m (men)
• Occitan: Maine (oc) m
• Polish: Maine (pl) n
• Portuguese: Maine (pt) f
• Russian: Мен (ru) m (Men)

US State

• Arabic: مِين m (mīn)
• Bulgarian: Мейн m (Mejn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 緬因州 / 缅因州 (zh) (Miǎnyīn-zhōu)

• Czech: Maine (cs)
• Danish: Maine
• Dutch: Maine (nl) n
• Esperanto: Majno
• Finnish: Maine (fi)
• French: Maine (fr) m
• Galician: Maine (gl) m
• Georgian: მენი (meni)
• German: Maine (de) n (US-Bundesstaat)
• Greek: Μέιν (el) n (Méin)
• Hindi: मेन m (men)
• Italian: Maine (it) m
• Japanese: メイン州 (Mein-shū)
• Khmer: មេន (km) (mein)
• Korean: 메인 (Mein)
• Lao: ເມນ (mēn)
• Latin: Cenomannica f
• Latvian: Meina f
• Macedonian: Мејн m (Mejn)
• Marathi: मेन n (men)
• Navajo: Méíin hahoodzo
• Occitan: Maine (oc) m
• Polish: Maine (pl) n
• Portuguese: Maine (pt) m
• Russian: Мэн (ru) m (Mɛn)
• Spanish: Maine (es)
• Swedish: Maine (sv) n
• Thai: เมน (meen)
• Turkish: Maine
• Ukrainian: Мен m (Men)
• Yiddish: מעין (meyn)

Further reading

• Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maine, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maine River (Maine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From French Maine, from earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne. Unrelated to the French province of the same name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːn/

Proper noun

Maine

2. A river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire.

Derived terms

• Maine-et-Loire

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Maine

1. A Scottish and English surname from Old French, a variant of Main.
2. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for county sheriff Uriah E. Maine.

Further reading

• Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 4

From Irish An Mhaing

Proper noun

Maine

1. A river in County Kerry, Ireland, flowing 43 km from Tobermaing into the Atlantic at Castlemaine.

Derived terms

• Castlemaine

Translations

river in County Kerry

• Irish: An Mhaing

Etymology 5

From Old Irish Maine.

Proper noun

Maine

1. A male given name from Old Irish, of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.

Etymology 6

Proper noun

Maine

1. Alternative form of Main: A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Anagrams

• minæ, minae, I mean, amine, animé, -amine, manie, Emina, anime

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maine.

Proper noun

Maine ?

1. Maine (a river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire)
2. Maine (A traditional region of France, now in Pays de la Loire region.)
3. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Derived terms

• Maine i Loira

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maine.

Proper noun

Maine (genitive Maines)

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Maine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯n/, [ˈme̞i̯n] (inflects like risti)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯ne/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯ne̞] (rare)
• Rhymes: -ein

Proper noun

Maine

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)
2. Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

Declension

Inflection of Maine (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Maine	—
genitive		Mainen	—
partitive		Mainea	—
illative		Maineen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Maine	—
accusative	nom.	Maine	—
	gen.	Mainen
genitive		Mainen	—
partitive		Mainea	—
inessive		Mainessa	—
elative		Mainesta	—
illative		Maineen	—
adessive		Mainella	—
ablative		Mainelta	—
allative		Mainelle	—
essive		Mainena	—
translative		Maineksi	—
abessive		Mainetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Maine (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maineni — accusative nom. Maineni — gen. Maineni genitive Maineni — partitive Maineani — inessive Mainessani — elative Mainestani — illative Maineeni — adessive Mainellani — ablative Maineltani — allative Mainelleni — essive Mainenani — translative Mainekseni — abessive Mainettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mainesi — accusative nom. Mainesi — gen. Mainesi genitive Mainesi — partitive Maineasi — inessive Mainessasi — elative Mainestasi — illative Maineesi — adessive Mainellasi — ablative Maineltasi — allative Mainellesi — essive Mainenasi — translative Maineksesi — abessive Mainettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mainemme — accusative nom. Mainemme — gen. Mainemme genitive Mainemme — partitive Maineamme — inessive Mainessamme — elative Mainestamme — illative Maineemme — adessive Mainellamme — ablative Maineltamme — allative Mainellemme — essive Mainenamme — translative Maineksemme — abessive Mainettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mainenne — accusative nom. Mainenne — gen. Mainenne genitive Mainenne — partitive Maineanne — inessive Mainessanne — elative Mainestanne — illative Maineenne — adessive Mainellanne — ablative Maineltanne — allative Mainellenne — essive Mainenanne — translative Maineksenne — abessive Mainettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mainensa — accusative nom. Mainensa — gen. Mainensa genitive Mainensa — partitive Maineaan Maineansa — inessive Mainessaan Mainessansa — elative Mainestaan Mainestansa — illative Maineensa — adessive Mainellaan Mainellansa — ablative Maineltaan Maineltansa — allative Mainelleen Mainellensa — essive Mainenaan Mainenansa — translative Mainekseen Maineksensa — abessive Mainettaan Mainettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• Minea, Naemi, anime

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛn/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century.

Proper noun

Maine m

2. Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)
3. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Etymology 2

From earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne.

Proper noun

Maine f

1. Maine (a river in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, a tributary of the Loire, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire)

Derived terms

• Maine-et-Loire

Anagrams

• anime, animé, en ami, manie, manié, menai

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Maine

1. (archaic) dative singular of Main

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• Meine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯.ne/, [ˈmɐj.ne], [ˈmɛj.ne] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Maine

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

References

• Hawaiian Language Committee, compilers (2003), Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary‎^[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Maine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛjn/, /ˈmejn/
• Rhymes: -ɛjn, -ejn

Proper noun

Maine m

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Anagrams

• ameni, anime, emani, emina, manie, menai

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛjn/
• Rhymes: -ɛjn
• Syllabification: Maine

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English Maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.

Proper noun

Maine n (indeclinable)

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica.

Proper noun

Maine n (indeclinable)

1. Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

Further reading

• Maine in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Maine.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.nɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.nɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.nɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.nɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.nɨ/

Proper noun

Maine

1. Maine (a former province of Pays de la Loire, France)

Proper noun

Maine m

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mejn]

Proper noun

Maine m inan (genitive singular Mainu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

References

• “Maine”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maine.

Proper noun

Maine ?

1. Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)

Related terms

• mainés

See also

• Maine on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es